Today my life changes with the birth of my son Adam! After a lengthy labour he was born at 5:51am this morning. Jacinta went through a labour from hell for 30 hours but her heart melted when she laid eyes on Adam. I would write more, but I’ve only had […]
Donncha
A Dad's scary moment
Kav’s scary moment #1 was the birth of his daughter. Our baby still hasn’t made an appearance and it looks likely we’ll be going to the hospital tomorrow evening. I doubt I could describe the event as well as Kav has, so if you’ve been through the experience, go read […]
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Can dogs tell when a woman is pregnant?
Sorry, yet another pregnancy related post but it’s been a strange day. Our dog Oscar has always been protective of my wife Jacinta. He has always preferred her company to mine or anyone else’s, but recently he’s become a lot more agitated. My sister and her boyfriend called over this […]
In the news
Eva Herzigova is loving pregnancy
Today’s Sunday Times reveals that Eva Herzigova loves being pregnant. She is 7 months pregant by long term boyfriend Gregorio Marsiaj. “I’m just so happy. I want to be pregnant for the next 10 years,” she declares with a beatific smile. Pregnancy, she says, has changed her life. “I feel […]
Donncha , When-in-Ireland
More fun at the hospital
We spent over 2 hours this morning at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH). Little had changed since last week. Appointments were still impossible to make so Jacinta was told to come in early and wait. It was crowded last week, but if anything, it was worse today. Most seats were […]
Health , In the news , When-in-Ireland
Harney forces Cork midwives to resign
The Minister for Health, Mary Harney, has a lot to answer for. Nurses, midwives, consultants and other staff in the newly opened Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) are stretched to the limit coping with the pressure of expectant mothers and babies from the original three maternity hospitals in the city. […]
Donncha , Humour
I forgot to ask the midwife
We’re just back from our first ante natal class and I forgot to ask the most important question that every dad wants to know, Can the prospective dad get a few gulps of the gas and air? I did remember to ask another important question. When the baby is upside […]